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Karan Handa

Full Stack Software Engineer based in Delhi, India. I design and engineer secure, high-performance systems for real-world investigations and data-heavy workflows.

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ABOUT

Building reliable software with editorial care for detail.

Results-driven Full Stack Engineer with 6+ years of experience in cybersecurity, digital forensics, and scalable web platforms. Specialized in Node.js, React, microservices, and system optimization, delivering 2x faster queries and 30% performance gains in security-critical deployments.

PLATFORMS

I have delivered systems and features across these production platforms.

SECFORE

Forensic investigation platform for large-scale cyber investigations, high-throughput ingestion, and evidence analysis workflows.

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ASPIRIFY

Engineering organization where I build secure microservices, parsers, desktop tooling, and high-integrity data pipelines.

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MIM ESSAY

Web product where I built scalable Next.js and Redux architecture, role-based CRM systems, and SEO-driven experiences.

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MENTR ME

Associated platform from prior full stack delivery work including API integrations and growth-focused web features.

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SELECTED WORK

01

Forensic Investigation Platform

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Designed modular services and investigator workflows for large-scale digital investigations, including advanced filtering, high-performance SQLite viewing, and offline map capabilities.

  • Microservices
  • SQLite
  • MBTiles
  • Digital Forensics
  • Workflow Design

02

Cybersecurity Analytics Platform

ASPIRIFY ↗

Authored multi-format parsers (binary, JSON, text) and validation pipelines to ensure 99.9% data integrity, with Redis-backed caching and layered service isolation.

  • Node.js
  • Redis
  • Parsers
  • Security
  • Data Integrity

03

Self-Hosted Infrastructure

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Designed and maintained a self-hosted home lab with Proxmox virtualization, Tailscale mesh networking, centralized NAS, Cloudflare Tunnel exposure, and local LLM workflows.

  • Proxmox
  • Tailscale
  • Cloudflare Tunnel
  • NAS
  • Local LLMs

EXPERIENCE

Sep 2021 to Present

Full Stack Software Developer

ASPIRify Enterprises · Delhi, India

  • • Architected modular microservices for a cybersecurity platform ingesting data from 10+ sources with 99.9% data integrity.
  • • Engineered high-performance Electron desktop applications using non-blocking messaging and proxy-based SQLite pooling, improving responsiveness by 30%.
  • • Optimized MongoDB workloads with compound indexes, aggregation pipelines, and Redis caching for 2x faster analytics and lower response times.
  • • Built AI-powered semantic search, OCR pipelines, and reverse image search supporting 1,000+ dynamic filters and complex investigative workflows.
  • • Developed a custom canvas-based database viewer with schema introspection, advanced filtering, and lazy loading for datasets exceeding 10GB.
  • • Implemented enterprise-grade security layers with CSP policies, secure headers, sandboxed iframes, session hardening, and attack-surface reduction.
  • • Built and maintained high-performance decoding/parsing services for structured, semi-structured, and proprietary data formats used in forensic pipelines.
  • • Reverse engineered protobuf, raw binary, and proprietary formats to extract forensic artifacts from Gmail, Snapchat, Facebook, Telegram, and WhatsApp.
  • • Developed protocol analyzers and reconstruction pipelines to recover messages, metadata, and media evidence for investigations.

Nov 2019 to Sep 2021

Full Stack Web Developer

MIM ESSAY · Delhi, India

  • • Led frontend architecture using Next.js and Redux with full SEO/SEM optimization and scalability planning.
  • • Implemented dynamic role-based CRM systems handling thousands of fields and streamlined operations by 25%.
  • • Built high-performance web scrapers processing millions of pages for business intelligence use cases.
  • • Developed Laravel and MariaDB APIs, reducing response time by 15%.

SKILLS

Languages & Frameworks

JavaScript (ES6+)TypeScriptReact.jsNode.jsNext.jsPythonHTML/CSSReduxLaravelExpress.js.NET

Databases & Caching

MongoDBSQLiteElasticsearchRedisSQLNoSQL

System & Architecture

MicroservicesREST APIsWebSocketsRabbitMQSSRAuthentication/AuthorizationDockerCI/CDDistributed Systems

Security & Performance

CSPSecure HeadersOWASP PracticesThreat ModelingReverse EngineeringProfilingLoad Optimization

Tools & Practices

Git/GitHubAgile/ScrumWebpackViteElectronMonitoring & LoggingInfrastructure Automation

CONTACT

Let's build something thoughtful.

I actively publish code experiments and engineering work on GitHub and collaborate on secure, high-impact products.

+91 7053815447karanhanda17821@gmail.comGitHubLinkedIn